No matter what happens in life, be good to people. Being good to people is a wonderful legacy to leave behind.

On innovation: "I think frugality drives innovation， just like other constraints do. One of the only ways to get out of a tight box is to invent your way out."

"Writing is a way to explore the unknown."

With a library you are free, not confined by temporary political climates. It is the most democratic of institutions because no one - but no one at all - can tell you what to read and when and how.

每个词本身就是一个世界，一个意义的宇宙。

I'm not good at life, but I'm good at music.

一个国家的法律如果不能保证公平公正、不能惩恶扬善、不能保障人民的利益，就不能当做法律。

光是建筑的魔术师。